St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
THE SENATE.
The Logan PensiO, Bill passe d--An
sniersiate commerce Debate.


Episcopal church, praying congress to pro-
vide for obta ming statistics OF marriage and
divorce. By Mr.. Spoouer, of the State Grange
OF Wisconsin, in favor of the passage of the
interstate commerce bill. by Mr.. Blair, a
large number from various parts of the coun-
try, asking legislation to prevent the viola
ton Of the Sabbath in the running of trains.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was the following:
BY Mr.. Vance, to protect the morals Of
uliuors in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Edmunds from the committee on
fore gn relations. reported a bill to incor-
porate the Maritime Canal company of
Nicaragua. Caiendar-Mr. Henderson
brought before the senate the case of the
claim against Mexico for he
KILLING OF CAPT. EMMETT CRAWFORD
On command of United States troops in
pursuit OF Geronimu) by Mexican troops in
Mexico in January. 1856. stating that a
stronger and more urgent demand for i'll
demnity should be made, and Introducing
bill for the relief of Capt. Crawford's
heirs The bill was referred. Mr.. Allison
offered resolution calling on the secretary
of war for the report of the board of engin-
GERS on the bridging OF the Mississippi river
near st. Louis. The resolution gave rise
to discussion between Messrs. AL
IioOil anu cSt, III WHICH, Tic ldU-
ter declared that the report
called for (being adverse to
the BRIDGE had been obtained under eX-
parte proceedings and unfairly. The reso-
luton was adopted. The senate then took
up a resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Mcpherson, calling OH the secretary of the
treasury for statement of the indebted
ness of the Pacific railroad companies to
the government and as to the effect of the
funding bill thereon. Mr.. HOar withdrew
his amendment calling for an additional
statement as to the disputed questions be-
tween the government and the companies
Stating that his object would be equally
effected under the original notion MI
Edmunds said that the report of the COM
missioner of railroads. Gen. johnson.
answered every question in the resolution
completely, fully and in detail. As to the
latter part of the resolution it requested
merely an opinion on the subject of arith-
metic. 1t the senator from New Jersey
wanted 1t he (AIr. Edmunds) had no obiec-
ton. The resolution was agreed to. The
senate, on motion of Mr.. Mitchell. of
Pennsylvania. took up the bill giving
pension OF $4,000 year to Mary S. Logan.
WIDOW OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
as major general of volunteers. Mr.. Mitch
ell stating that the bill proposed to do pre-
csely what was done for the widows of
Gems. Hancock and Thomas. MI MaXey
would prefer to have some further eXplana-
ton of the bill. There was great distinc-
ton between the case of Gen. Logan and
the cases of Gems. Hancock and Thomas,
who had spent their lives in the army. In
so far as a pension was concerned he
thought that the case of Gen. Logan should
stand on the same principle as that of other
citizens. If he contracted in the army the
disease from which he died that would be
ample ground for pension for his widow
Mr.. Mitchell stated that he heard Gen.
Logan say he had been wounded five times
and that he was undoubtedly entitled to
pension, but had never claimed one. He
based this bill on the proposition that the
pension is granted to the widow of citizen
who died from the effects of disease
(rheumatism) contracted in the service dur
ing the war. He referred to the analogous
case OF the pension given to the widow of
Francis 2. Blair. Mr.. Cullom stated that
Gen. Logan had contracted rheumatism on
the battlefield of Fort Doneson, where he
lay in the SNOW all night There was no
question that he died of rheumatism, con-
tracted in the service Of his country Mr..
Sewell said that he had frequently heard
Gen. Logan
DESCRIBE HIS SUFFERINGS
from rheumatism on the different battle
fields. 1t was so patent to every member
of the pension committee that Gen. Logan'S
death was due to that cause that the com
mittee did not take the trouble to go any
further into the subject. Mr. Vest offered
an amendment fixing the pension of Mrs.
Francis P. Blair at 81. 900 year. asserting
that if the widow and family of any man
were to be paid out of the treasury in pro-
portion to his public service. it was the
widow and family of Francis P. Blair. At
the request of Mr.. Hawley and other sena-
tors he withdrew the amendment and then
the bill was passed without division. Mr..
Vest thereupon introduced a bill increasing
the pension of Mrs. Appolla Blair from $50
month to 81 600 year, and at his re-
quest the bill was Immediately considered
aud passed On motion of Mr.. EdmundS
the bill to carry into effect the treaty with
China for the suppression of the opium
traffic was taken up and passed without di-
vision. The bill granting to the Kansas
Texas d Southwestern Railroad company
right of way across the Fort Hayes military
reservation was taken up and passed. The
senate then, at LAS p. M, resumed consid-
Grafton of the
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL,
and Mr.. Platt continued his argument
He mentioned that rate of carving
freight which only paid operating expenses
and fixed charges was as much an unreaSona-
bic rate as rate that was too high and that
would pay too large dividend on capital.
Senators were not here to make Z raid on
railroad property. They were here to do JUS
tice by the railroads and by the people They
were here to hold the scales of justice with
even hand, and not to act upon prejudices.
An unrenumerative rate was just as unreal
sonable, and as injurious as too high IA e;
and the railroad companies would have TO see
TO it lit the public welfare was to be pro-
noted that renumerative rates for freight
and passengers were received. The law
of competition, although it might be Just
as to other business, was inapplicable to the
business of railroading. How did the presi-
dents and managers of Improbable railroads
attempt now TO make money? Not by the
business of their roads, but by stock jobbing.
That was inevitable. 1t was in the nature OF
things. 1t was not the remuneraiive rail-
roads that furnished business for the stock
exchange. 1t was not dealings in the stock
of remuuerative railroads that produced pam
les; that made millonaires and paupers in
this country. He claimed that the bill was
in the direction of forcing consolidation of
railroad companies, and said that some rail-
road men believed in that as the best outcome
of the problem. No truer sentence had ever
been uttered than that. Where combination
is possible competition Il impossible. This
bill left open and invited TIE
WORST KIND OF CON SOLID iTION-
the consolidation of railroad corporate cap
ital. What were the railroads to do il pro-
hihIted from making poOliuC arranrements2